1929 Netherlands–Belgium women's athletics competition

The 1929 Netherlands–Belgium women's athletics competition was an international women's athletics competition on 18 August 1929 Maastricht, the Netherlands.

The competition was won by the Netherlands with 46 points versus Belgium with 26 points.

During the competition Lien Gisolf set a new world record in the high jump with 1.608 metres.

Competition format
The competition consisted of 8 individual events and a relay event. The overall classification is a nation's classification. In the individual events two athletes of each nation participated. The winner of the event received for the most points, with every other place one point less. For the overall classication, all points scored by the athlete from each country are added together.

Entrants
The Dutch athlethes were selected by the Royal Dutch Athletics Federation and announced ahead of the competition. and the Belgian athletes were announced ahead of the competition. 

Names and events in italics or striked are differenced between the entry and athletes at the events.

+NetherlandsNaamClubEvent Lies AengenendtHygiea, The Hague100 m.4x 100 metres relayRie BriejerBrünhilde, LeidenLong jump4x 100 metres relayIJke BuismaOlympia, AalsmeerHigh jumpLien GisolfHygiea, The HagueHigh jumpBets ter HorstAV Twenthe100 m.4x 100 metres relayDicky LeonhardtAV Twenthe Javelin throwJo MallonQuick, Gouda800 mAgaath van NoortBrunhilde, Leiden800mDora OlthuisAV TwentheDiscus throwLeny RomboutSparta, DordrechtJavelin throwG. TolsmaQuick, Huizum80 m hurdlesDora WeversAV Twenthe Shot putDiscus throwAnnie de Jong-ZondervanQuick, Huizum80 m hurdlesLong jump4x 100 metres relay

+BelgiumNaamClubEvent Juliette SegersAtalanta100m800m4x 100 metres relayRosa van CrombruggeAtalanta100mLong jump4x 100 metres relayMatie-Louise Brondu800m4x 100 metres relayLucie PetitCercle Athlétique Feminine80m hurdlesLeontine StevensCercle Athlétique FeminineHigh jump4x 100 metres relayLong jump80m hurdlesJenny ToitgansCercle Athlétique FeminineHigh jumpDiscus throwJavellin throwElise van TruyenWilliam Elie Club100mlong jumphigh jump4x 100m relayJosé PaquesAtalantaDiscus throwJeanne Van KesterenCercle Athlétique Feminine800mJavelin throw
The Dutch result book states that Louise Stevens competed in the long jump, in stead of Leontine Stevens. However this is not in line with newspaper reports, that are not mentioning her name and mentioning a team of seven athletes and with results in Belgian sources. 

Competition

+100 mPlace Athlete Time 1  13.4 sec   2  14 sec  3  4  

+800 mPlace Athlete Time 1  2:37.2 2  2:39 3   4 

+80 metres hurdlesPlace Athlete Time 1  13 sec.  2  13.6 sec.

+Long jump Place Athlete Height 1  4.975  m. 2  4.75 m.  3  4.39 m.  4  3.41  m. 

+High jump Place Athlete Height 1  1.608 m. WR,NR 2  1.37 m.3  1.32 m. 4  missed starting height

+Discus throwPlace Athlete Distance 1  31.10 m.   2  29.36 m.  3  28.20 m. 4  27.28 m. 

+Javelin throwPlace Athlete Distance 1  36.42 m. NR 2  32.40 m. 3  28.65 m. NR 4  25.12 m. 

+4x 100 metres relayPlace Team Time 1 Annie de Jong-ZondervanRie BriejerLies AengenendtBets ter Horst 51.4 sec.   2 Matie-Louise BronduLeontine StevensRosa van CrombruggeJuliette Segers 55.4 sec. 

Overall classification

RankAthletePoints 1 46 2 26

References

Category:1920s in women's athletics
Category:Sport in the Netherlands
Category:Sport in Belgium
Category:1929 in sports
Category:1929 in Europe